Q: Is 24,206,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,206,740 is a composite number.

Why is 24,206,740 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 24,206,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 355 710 1,420 17,047 34,094 68,188 85,235 170,470 340,940 1,210,337 2,420,674 4,841,348 6,051,685 12,103,370 and 24,206,740, with no remainder.

Since 24,206,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,206,740, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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